Montgomery, Alabama – A shocking revelation has emerged from the Middle District of Alabama as J. Keith McCray, a 41-year-old criminal investigator with the Macon County Sheriff’s Office, faces federal charges for a brutal assault and false arrest at the county jail.
According to a press release from U.S. Attorney George L. Beck, Jr., McCray has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of deprivation of rights under color of law and one count of witness tampering. The charges stem from an incident on July 4, 2013, when the victim, a door-to-door alarm system salesman, was unlawfully seized by McCray using a firearm.
The indictment alleges that after taking the victim to jail, McCray struck him while he was still handcuffed, inflicting bodily injury. It also claims that McCray intimidated and corruptly persuaded the victim not to file a complaint for the assault.
If convicted, McCray could face a decade in prison and a $250,000 fine for each deprivation-of-rights charge. The witness tampering charge carries a maximum sentence of twenty years in prison and a $250,000 fine. His trial has yet to be scheduled.
The investigation into this case is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Alabama Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jerusha T. Adams of the Middle District of Alabama and Trial Attorney Chiraag Bains of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division are handling the prosecution.
An indictment is merely an accusation, and McCray is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
For more information, contact Clark Morris:
- Email: usaalm.press@usdoj.gov
- Telephone: (334) 551-1755
- Fax: (334) 223-7617
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Key Facts
- State: Alabama
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Public Corruption|Violent Crime|Human Rights Violations
- Source: Official Source ↗
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